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Longing for longfins-a look at albacore behavior
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 | Photo by Jack Nielsen, Accurate Fishing Products
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Words that everyone with eyes offshore asks this time of the year: "where are the albacore?" Since the boomer times of the late 1990s to early 2000s, albacore have been tough to put a bead on. Some seasons they show up out west for sportboats to work with, while others-like last-come early fall, some big albacore show up mixed in with the yellowfin and bluefin off SoCal. But what about this year? It is pushing August and so far, no albacore. (Not that anyone is complaining about the incredible potential of this season's bluefin.) To try to understand albacore means to dive into their behavior and patterns. NOAA Fisheries Biologist Suzy Kohin has been basing much of her research around albacore. And she has some Click Here to Read More |
